by Joanna | May 24, 2013 | Appetite Festival, Guided walks, pubs, Walthamstow
Researching for my Walthamstow walk for the local Appetite Festival I came across a poem written about the evils of drinking alcohol. It was recited at a temperance meeting in a chapel in Wood Street, Walthamstow in 1884. Ironically it’s a good list of all the... by Joanna | May 20, 2013 | Appetite Festival, childhood, Chingford
Having lived in Waltham Forest most of my life (Highams Park whilst growing up, Walthamstow for a couple of years and North Chingford for the past 15 odd years) I thought I knew this area pretty well. However researching for my local walks for the Appetite Festival in... by Joanna | Apr 18, 2013 | Appetite Festival, Vikings, Walthamstow
Traipsing the streets of E17 yesterday in preparation for my Walthamstow walk for the Appetite Festival on 1st June I stumbled across an amazing piece of street art. The title is Wood Street Tall Tales and is by Vic Lee. A picture of the whole art work can be found... by Joanna | Apr 16, 2013 | Appetite Festival, Chingford
I’ve just started working on two local walks that I will be doing as part of the Appetite Festival in June. The theme will of course be food & drink but not having done walks in either Chingford or Walthamstow before I’ve been reading a lot to get...
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